# Situation and prospects of agriculture in mountainous regions

European Parliament procedure 2008/2066(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AGRI / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 153 committee amendments tabled by 22 Members between 2008-06-06 and 2008-06-12.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report addresses the situation and prospects of agriculture in mountainous regions. Amendments revise points on the share of territory covered by mountain areas in some Member States, their natural handicaps, their multifunctional cultural landscapes, the Alpine and Carpathian Conventions, a European definition of mountain areas, the Common Agricultural Policy and 'Less Favoured Areas', and the compensatory allowance for natural disadvantages.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michl EBNER | Italy | PPE-DE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2075.md |
| Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON | France | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4412.md |
| Elisabeth JEGGLE | Germany | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4271.md |
| Agnes SCHIERHUBER | Austria | PPE-DE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2209.md |
| Maria PETRE | Romania | PPE-DE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34002.md |
| Richard SEEBER | Austria | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28252.md |
| Bernadette BOURZAI | France | PSE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28143.md |
| Ioannis GKLAVAKIS | Greece | PPE-DE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28570.md |
| Katerina BATZELI | Greece | PSE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28579.md |
| Markus PIEPER | Germany | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28224.md |
| Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU | Romania | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39717.md |
| Zita PLEŠTINSKÁ | Slovakia | PPE-DE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28173.md |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm GRAEFE zu BARINGDORF | Germany | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1040.md |
| Alyn SMITH | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28508.md |
| Rumiana JELEVA | Bulgaria | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38609.md |

## Official source documents

- PE407.640: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-407.640+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE407.777: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-407.777+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2066-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2066-INI.json

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